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Fifteen-year-old Jane Carter's last foster family was abusive. Broken and scarred, her search for healing with her new family, and the prospect of facing her abuser again, lead her to a decision: cling on to her hate, fear, and bitterness or, like the mythical phoenix, let herself be engulfed in flames and be reborn from the ashes.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

Before reading this book I was warned that it was intense and it definitely was but it was a story that needed to be written. I feel this book gives those who have suffered with abuse a voice. It was easy to connect with Jane, the main character and feel each emotion she had. This book is for adults and older youth.

This was a really good book. Its smaller, so its more of a light read but it is how the saying goes "good things come in small packages!" If you're looking for something that goes through a range of emotions, check this out!

More About the Author

Michelle Thompson grew up in New Mexico, Tennessee and Arizona and has twelve brothers and sisters (biological, adopted and step). She has a Bachelor's degree from Arizona State University in Family and Human Development.

She has had multiple freelance columns published in Arizona State University's newspaper, The State Press, and in the Douglas Daily Dispatch (Douglas, Arizona). She has also written a children's book, Afraid, a book for children "at risk" for Huntington's disease, printed by the Huntington's disease Society of America, Arizona chapter.

Her first fiction novel, "Taming the Wind", and her second fiction novel, "Flames of Redemption" were published by Cedar Fort Inc., under the imprint of Bonneville Books.

She loves to play and coach soccer and tennis. She also loves to play the saxophone and the piano. She currently lives in Arizona with her husband and three boys.